IMF Staff Country Reports

Dominica : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

August 4, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) provides the framework for Dominica’s economic and social policies over the next five years and sets out the macroeconomic framework; the growth strategy, including the enabling environment for private enterprise and sectoral strategies; and poverty reduction and social protection programs. Economic growth in Dominica was curtailed by a conjuncture of unfavorable developments, particularly with respect to trade, but there were underlying weaknesses in the economy such as a reliance on one or two sectors, with this lack of diversity exacerbating its vulnerability to economic shocks.

Series:

Country Report No. 06/289

Subject:

Agricultural sector Dominica Economic growth Economic recovery Education Employment Energy sector Environment Fisheries Gross domestic product Health care Labor markets Manufacturing sector Millennium Development Goals Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Tourism Transport